Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-02
THE kE11DBNI0 OF II DHOFT PARK
have received a SET. hack Honn tina a0o q yuyy

nave received setback. Some time ago numer.
District Commissioners, presenting statement Of
relief be granted. The Commissioners replied to.
streets Of Lebroit Park have been held not to pos
make any e tse
| the territorial boundaries or the park. The
| Eommissloners say, further, that they recognize
sewerage, and are fully sensible OF the disadvan.
tages under which residents and property-owners
OF the park at present labor nom inability unless
AZ their own expense to procure very proper and
| necessary Improvements in combination with
other portions Of the District
CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL FURNITURE AWARDED.
In accordance with the report from the school
| furniture commission, the Commissioners to-day
awarded the contract for furnishing the new
schools with $50 children's desks and chairs to J.
furnishing 4S teachers desks and chairs was
| awarded to G. W. Mills, of Baltimore.
THE COMMISSIONERS REoRGANIZE FOR THE YKAR.
Inc BOARD OF District Commissioners met yester-
day afternoon and reorganized for the year by
electfng Commissioner Webb as president and
Commissioner Wheatiey as president pro tempore.
months longer than his associates, his term dat
ing from 5Sy q, 1885, while they came into Office
Ap''A - A'''' nmnprsa prsx,rs
nave been issued by Inspector Entw1sle as follows:
J. N. Johnson, to erect Two brick dwellings,
$4,000, numbered LOOT and 1909 10th street. north
west; w. II. Baum, to erect nve brick dwellings,
sle,5 500, numbered zoo to 7os inclusive, street
southwest; I: M. woodruff, to erect three brick
dwellings 900, numbered 164o, 1912 and 1914
21st street, northwest.
LIQUOR LICENSE REVOKED
The Commissioners have revoked the liquor IL
Upon the charge selling liquor on suadsy
From the Avenue to # Street.
HKssRs WOODWARD LoTHR0P AAKR A CHANGE m
ONE NIGHT-rHE OPENING OF THEIR NEW STORE.
Woodward & Lothrop's Boston Dry Goods Store,
on Pennsylvania avenue, was locked up at 6
O'Clock last evening. This morning the immense
new store, in Carlisle Building, corner Of 18th and
streets, OF which description was given In yes
terdays STAR, was opened to the public for the
first time In one night the great change was
effected, without any interruption In the business
| OF the house. The many departments OF the new
store were apparently well arranged and orderly,
| for years.
In conspicuous places about the spacious sales
arranged. From an early hour in the day the
| building was thronged with visitors. Thousands
| Of ladies attended the 'opening, and during the
lined with carriages. The store will be closed at
| O'Clock this evening and reopened from to 10
to see the Establishment by gasiight. N'' -
What gave the members OF the firm especial
pleasure to-day was thu receipt OF congratulations
the CITY. They were kept busy reading the
| kilograms from wholesalers and manufacturers
l InrOugnOuI Inc country, ana especially Boston.
| their former home. MeSsrS. A. Shuman CO. sent
| telegram, which later came engros5ed on large
handsome card, as follows: New England stock
is ever on the rise, and Massachusetts sons most
| worthy are OF communication. We congratulate
yOu upon your enterprise and thrift and are most
GLAD % see you reap thereward Of honest integrity
II. C. Curtis o. telegraph: II trust your open.
Ing will be all you have hoped for, and that your
| expectations will be more than realized"
G. Sidenberg & Co. say: accept congratula-
lions on the happy and grand event. May long
life health and prosperity attend your undertak-
ing"
Frankenthal Bros, of New York, said: ssYou may
well be proud OF such fine store, and Washing.
| ton may be proud OF having such energetic mer-
chantX"
George P. Wolc0tt, of Bradford, Thomas & Co
Boston, writes: 'That the world moves was never
more fOrcfbly demonstrated than by the 1lluStra-
ton OF your own movements during your career ia
Washington. Your ambition apparently has no
bounds"
Well, Dreyfus 4 Co., OF Boston, sent the nrm q
fine bronze clock with statuetteS and after ten.
dcring congratulations, say: ''rhe clock we sent
you as a remenbrance that you have always been
on time heretofore"
John Pullman Co., New York, say: ssYou have
done splendidiy, and am sure wish you i'm
menSe success"
Similar congratulatory messages were received
from Beal, Higgins & Henderson. Th0s. Mock, r
II. White Co., and Durham, Buckley Co.. Of
Boston; w. II. Cromwell Co, Schin & Boden-
heiner, and William Openhym Sons, Of New
York. and others